Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: phil b on January 12, 2013, 10:34:47 am
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Does anyone know of a company who can cut a cnc kit from paper plans?
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Hi... I am looking into this too. You normally need to supply autoCAD files... I would imagine it would cost a lot more if you had to get the plans drawn for you. What I have done is used the original boat plans I found on the internet, traced them using Illustrator, which I am more comfortable with, then importing them into AutoCAD to refine them... With these files, you can get the pieces cut. Also, having just one set of pieces cut is a lot more expensive than having multiple sets.... It all depends on how much you are prepared to spend! I recently got a quote for three sheets of parts cut from three different thicknesses of birch ply... With me supplying the AutoCAD files, ready to go, it came to about £240 +vat... If I had wanted 50 sets of parts it would have been much cheaper. This was an industrial cutting service so perhaps not ideal... I have requested a quote from Model Boat Bits...hopefully this will be a lot less. What boat are you planning to make?
Lee
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Is this any use:
http://www.modelboatbits.com/shop/page/20?sessid=dPDDaRJe7xd1y8Nw75Gw4cOzdQjuEoV6ywdB6wJ5skTYG2iuqEX8iK9aW9DZI3Bg&shop_param=
Bob
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Not very original but I have ordered a set of ORCA plans from here http://www.patscustom-models.com/boatplans.htm (http://www.patscustom-models.com/boatplans.htm)
I have not received them yet. I knoe SLEC will cut plane kits from paper plans this may be an option dependint on the thickness of material needed
I will have to wait untill the plans arrive.
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Thanks for the link Shipmate60